Pastries

Khaja

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Layered wheat pastry is deep-fried and soaked or glazed with syrup in Odisha's Khaja tradition.

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What it is

A closer look at Khaja.

Layered wheat pastry is deep-fried and soaked or glazed with syrup in Odisha's Khaja tradition.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

The layers shatter into crisp flakes with a light syrup sheen; seek it near Puri sweet shops.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Khaja.

Native to

India

Country-wide tradition

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